US's most expensive military project hacked

Joint Strike Fighter project computers infiltrated

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The United States' most expensive weapons program has been breached by spies, according to the Wall Street Journal, with the Joint Strike Fighter project the victim of cyber intrusion.

The $300 billion project, which is being headed up by Lockheed Martin, with Northrop Grumman Corp and BAE also involved, has reportedly seen hackers take advantage of vulnerabilities in two of the three contractors' networks.